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Andrew Wiggins, Zach LaVine Make All-Rookie Teams

Andrew Wiggins is of course on the first team, while Zach LaVine made the 2nd team.

By Eric in Madison
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Rookie of the Year Andrew Wiggins was named to the All-Rookie NBA First Team and Zach LaVine made the 2nd team, the NBA announced today. Wiggins and LaVine were first and fourth in the league in rookie minutes respectively.

Joining Wiggins on the first team are Nikola Mirotic of the Bulls, Elfrid Payton of the Magic, Nerlens Noel of the 76ers, and Jordan Clarkson of the Lakers.

In addition to LaVine, the 2nd team includes Marcus Smart of the Celtics, Langston Galloway of the Knicks, Jusuf Nurkic of the Nuggets, and Bojan Bogdanovic of the Nets.

Here's some text from the team's press release:

Minneapolis/St. Paul - Minnesota Timberwolves forward Andrew Wiggins has been named to the 2014-15 NBA All-Rookie First Team while guard Zach LaVine has been named to the 2014-15 All-Rookie Second Team, the NBA announced earlier today. Wiggins was the lone unanimous choice, receiving 130 First Team votes.

Wiggins led all qualified rookies in scoring with 16.9 ppg, and was 4th in steals (1.05 spg) and 5th in rebounding (4.6 rpg). He was the only rookie, and one of just 11 players, to start all 82 games this season and finished with a Wolves rookie record 2969 minutes played, second-most in the NBA (James Harden, 2981). Wiggins finished the season strong by averaging 23.0 points, 6.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists in April. Wiggins was named the Western Conference Rookie of the Month four times this season, becoming the first player in Wolves history to earn the honor multiple times. He tallied a rookie-leading 31 20+ point games this season, the most such games by a rookie since Damian Lillard in 2012-13.

LaVine averaged 10.1 ppg, 2.8 rpg and 3.6 apg in 77 games (40 starts), shooting 42.2% from the field, 34.1% from three-point range and 84.2% from the line (good for 30th in the NBA). He finished 2nd among rookies in assists, 4th in scoring and 1st in FT accuracy. LaVine set the franchise rookie single-game scoring record when he tallied 37 points April 11 at Golden State, surpassing the 35 points scored by Christian Laettner vs. Boston on Dec. 15, 1992. LaVine scored a game-high 22 points in the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge as part of All-Star Weekend in New York, and then won the Sprite Slam Dunk Contest the following night.